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[Xperia Arc General] tofik29:
Hi! What about this camera issue? - scene shaikng while the scene is recording but even the recordining is off. It`s related with focusing? Any ideas?

YT: ww.youtube.com/watch?v=PdfxvByBICw
[Xperia Arc General] uyo_kun:
I'm waiting for the rooting =p
[Xperia Arc General] Poker gypsy:
I think everyone should wait with the latest firmware, a lot of battery issues, and other things, sony took the update off the site for some reason!
[Xperia Arc General] Step666:
I'm getting far better battery life with this new update than I have ever had with my Arc before - 36 hours since flashing and it's still got 50% left and it wasn't even 100% when I flashed it.
[Xperia Arc General] tomatos:
I don't understand this: I restarted my phone at ~10:00 then the battery drain gone (~80->66% = 4 hour). I used the phone: some calls, hd video recording, touching the settings and make icon's to the desktop.

I'm waiting 1-2 days and using the phone then writing here... if wrong is the phone then downgrade to 3.0.xxx (last official fw)
[Xperia Arc General] chetv:
Rooting instructions

Thanks to jlmcr87, you can now root 4.0.A.2.368. Successfully rooted and tested my Arc using tutorial by jlmcr87 @ http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1202479. :)

Previously tried rahul.pillai pre-rooted img, available at http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1203729, however after flashing, Arc freezes at SE logo boot screen.:confused:

All working good so far but noticed when tried to add "photos and videos" widget, get a message saying "widget already added" which obviously not true. Any fixes??
[Xperia Arc General] chetv:
try this (requires root):

-charge phone till 100%

-once at 100% leave charger connected

-download & install fileexpert from market

-navigate to \data\system and delete batterystats.bin

-unplug charger

-power off phone & remove battery

-put battery back in and power on

This worked for me with same issue with previous firmware.
[Xperia Arc General] Step666:
The instructions there are already included in my guide.
[Xperia Arc General] kiz1983:
I'm also having that problem..what I do,i clear data of my sony ericsson home, and I redo adding back my widgets, without deleting the photos and videos widget...
[Xperia Arc General] chetv:
Thanks mate that worked for me:)
[Xperia Arc General] tomatos:
Thank you for the solution, but my phone is not rooted. :(

I'm waiting and testing the new soft, at morning worked not so good, but yet just 1%/1 hour. I don't understand this.
[Xperia Arc General] Raoa:
General safety rule is don't know, don't touch! Make back-ups when possible.

It depends on software. Most of it is certainly very compatible. Only applications which are hardware tuned for Arc may not work as intended on Neo. Considering that their hardware is very alike then most stuff will work fine.

Even if it does not work well, you can not get in trouble unless you replace firmware and device specific system application.

So just be careful to not replace every app in one "hurray!". If by chance you replace some critical system app which messes your device up then you can always repair via SEUS, PC Companion or reflash via FlashTool.

So it seems that SE provides updates that do not wipe battery stats of previous FW?! Or perhaps the batterystats.bin is included with new FW. Seems odd but one of those cases seems to be true, or something else... Anyway they give out new updates without letting people recalibrate their battery and just let people suffer from huge battery drains. So in greater interest of their customers, they ought to provide us root access, officially!!!

I wiped my battery stats at 100% and the problem with battery is gone.
[Xperia Arc General] datagubben:
Updates is out in HK and Sweden but only SEUS and PCC.
[Xperia Arc General] Poker gypsy:
Hmm your the only one? Very lucky guy
[Xperia Arc General] Step666:
There's at least one other person I know who is getting better battery life, he is a member here but not an active one - sidneylopsides
[Xperia Arc General] dandyqb:
consumed 35% battery life for about 7 hours on standby :( SE should fix this ASAP, there's something wrong with their update
[Xperia Arc General] shpanac:
I have a great battety life too. No isues with my phone, not rooted, very happy (and lucky I think)
[Xperia Arc General] Poker gypsy:
Not the new update, I checked and both says I'm up to date?
[Xperia Arc General] Poker gypsy:
OK sorry two people haven't any battery drain
[Xperia Arc General] Poker gypsy:
Not here in Sweden
[Xperia Arc General] dandyqb:
mine is not rooted also, installed 3 apps only from the market, im not into gaming, my previous version consumed only 5% on 7 hours standby :(
[Xperia Arc General] Poker gypsy:
Did you get it from seus,?
[Xperia Arc General] dandyqb:
yes at SEUS
[Xperia Arc General] dandyqb:
just repaired my arc thru PC Companion, i'll observe this for another 2 days if there's any changes in battery drain issue :(
[Xperia Arc General] Step666:
Still, it's more than enough to disprove your baseless and (unsurprisingly) incredibly negative assumption that the software update is inherently faulty.

2 or 3 people with poor battery life do not prove a thing.
[Xperia Arc General] leolion38:
i don't have any battery drain too! =) but i miss my root access... =(
[Xperia Arc General] funkyblue04:
Then flash a new boot.img...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1172885
[Xperia Arc General] datagubben:
It is out for Telia in Sweden, works perfect and much better reception now plus bloatware can be removed.

Swedish cust no# 1246-8686_R3D

Its no 3G bugs in the official version, it works great now.
[Xperia Arc General] dandyqb:
i think my battery problem is fixed now :)
[Xperia Arc General] Poker gypsy:
All I'm saying is that if it is from sony get it but if they put it on then took it off then there's a problem, but I guess you know more than sony, right lady?
[Xperia Arc General] kiz1983:
if sony took it off, then why HK region got the firmware officially?

try HK rom if ppl still unsure with the Global Generic rom tht forummer posted which he got it through seus pro..
[Xperia Arc General] datagubben:
Read four posts up! SE is rolling it out now and I can confirm the reception issue is gone (at least on mine). :p
[Xperia Arc General] Poker gypsy:
All I'm saying is that there was a update on both sites, but then they took it off? And 9 out of 10 means that they have a problem with the new software, and probably will fix it soon, as for me I would wait, if my phone was acting bad Then I would flash, I live by, if it's not broken don't try to fix it lol
[Xperia Arc General] datagubben:
Hmm, people don't read my posts? :cool:

SE is rolling it out now and it seems the recpetion issue has been resolved. Try the Swedish Telia update where all bloatwares can be removed. Its perfect now!
[Xperia Arc General] kiz1983:
Just need to clarify something, when you take out the photos and videos widget, can you put it back?
[Xperia Arc General] datagubben:
Yes, I tried now and it works perfect. (Tried 10 times only for you). :p
[Xperia Arc General] Step666:
That's clearly not difficult :rolleyes:
[Xperia Arc General] flakinarist:
Let's Golf, Facebook, and so on can be removed?! Would be great!
[Xperia Arc General] datagubben:
He he he, thats SE stuff. Bloatware is the stuff from the telephone company.:p But I noticed many of the SE stuff can also be removed Hanshi, Top shots (some golf stuff) and a football thing etc.
[Xperia Arc General] kiz1983:
it would b grateful if u post up the ftf file as unlocked bootloader cant update the firmware through seus or pc companion or ota :p
[Xperia Arc General] Poker gypsy:
Do you have to be with telia?
[Xperia Arc General] vitaminme:
cool i was wondering why my home screen aint rotating :)
[Xperia Arc General] datagubben:
OK, I made an ftf of the 2 biggest stuff (+ lt15.sin) in my blob folder. If your phone explodes please don't blame me I tried my best to do an ftf file from the guide in the forum. :D

Nordic/Swedish 4.0.A.2.368 from PCC update yesterday:

Here it is, enjoy! :) http://www.mediafire.com/?59glm1k5ji9y115

size: 269 267 kb unziped

:)
[Xperia Arc General] kiz1983:
thanx, works perfectly ^^
[Xperia Arc General] akila87:
I'm trying to port the theme manager to x10 (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1205329)

Can anybody tell me which backgrounds it should change (ex. settings, contacts, home) If you can please pm me. Thanks.
[Xperia Arc General] noob to xda:
Strange, when I visit sonyericsson.com/update/ it tells me there is a new SW version for my Neo, and that I should download it using PCC. But then PCC tells me I have got the latest SW already, which I don't have.
[Xperia Arc General] Ambroos:
Sony Ericsson doesn't release the update all over the world at the same time. It might take a few weeks to get the update rolled out to all countries. You could try flashing your phone yourself with Flashtool (keeps your data) or Wotanserver (you lose your data). Otherwise, just wait for the update to appear in PC Companion or Sony Ericsson Update Service.
[Xperia Arc General] uyo_kun:
How about locked bootloader? I don't want my phone become unlocked :p
[Xperia Arc General] noob to xda:
I'm in Sweden, one would have thought SE would make the update available for the home field first ;)
[Xperia Arc General] marcindpol:
hi, could you please explain, to get this update, do you have to be in Sweden or you just have to have the phone with Swedish firmware?

Also which country (region) usually gets the SE updates first?

Thanks
[Xperia Arc General] Finalfour:
I read a lot, and i decided, that the best way is:

1. Flash stock global 4.0.A.2.368 via flsash tool;

2. Unlock bootloader;

3. Flash custom kernel from doomlord via fastboot;

4.Volia, we have rooted 4.0.A.2.368. And very good kernel. I'm rigt?

And, maybe, after that, we can relock bootloader again? I'm not sure...
[Xperia Arc General] noob to xda:
I'm in Sweden with a unbranded/unlocked Swedish/Nordic Neo, OTA or PCC doesn't offer me the new firmware, so I don't know.
[Xperia Arc General] kiz1983:
yup, i guess thts the easiest way, but do remember, once u unlock bootloader, eventho u can relock it, drm still missing, thus apps like trackid cant b used, n certain fb integrated function cant b used
[Xperia Arc General] Finalfour:
Track ID is no problem, i can use shazam. But i like FB integration, and i don't want to lose them. Is realy i loose facebook integration if i unlock bootloader? What more features i will loos, if i unlock bootloader?
[Xperia Arc General] Ambroos:
You only lose TrackID and all Facebook integration.
[Xperia Arc General] Raoa:
Still having TrackID and Facebook Integration after several unlockings and relockings.
[Xperia Arc General] Ambroos:
Impossible.
[Xperia Arc General] grungebit:
thanks mate...is this official release?
[Xperia Arc General] dyjin:
Yup. Global version
[Xperia Arc General] dyjin:
You don't lose those lol. I have them.
[Xperia Arc General] Finalfour:
YES! I do that :)

1. I downloaded and flashing with flashtool 4.0.A.2.368 FW;

2. Unlocked my bootloader via fastboot;

3. Flashed cutom cernel from doomlord via fastboot (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1172885);

And vulia, now i have ARC with newest firmware, may phone is rooted, and i have very good cernel and i can overclock my cpu.

And - i still have facebook integration! In may phonebook appers all my facebook contacts with photo :)

All working perfecto :)

Question: can i relock bootloder again? I have custom cernel now, and i dont know, is it posible relock it?
[Xperia Arc General] Ambroos:
Really? I thought you did. Not sure on FB Integration, but TrackID should require the DRM keys that are wiped when you unlock your bootloader?
[Xperia Arc General] kitsVA:
I just noticed this problem. I am so used to having high resolution full pictures which I thought is one of the unique features with Xperia's. I hardly see any important features I need in this version. I think I will go back to old firmware if there is no fix for this or a work around.
[Xperia Arc General] Mano1982:
Thank You So Much Datagubben.. But i think i have really really bad luck :( Having same problem "Sim card does not allow to connect to network" :( Am i doing something wrong? I downloaded .tft file & flashed it with FalshTool just like i use to flash previous firmawares.. Any idea? :/
[Xperia Arc General] datagubben:
Yes, flash with flashtool like normal.
[Xperia Arc General] Mano1982:
That's what i am doing :$
[Xperia Arc General] datagubben:
Maybe only works for nordic sim cards, I have no idea.
[Xperia Arc General] Mano1982:
I am from Norway and using Talkmore :( Anyway Thank you so much.. Seems it's only me having this strange problem
[Xperia Arc General] kiz1983:
What I mean is you can't use some of it.. Try trackid c if itworks.. Try using like function on music player, is it working?
[Xperia Arc General] Spauncer:
I need make root package,does anyone help me？
[Xperia Arc General] datagubben:
What is that? :rolleyes:
[Xperia Arc General] Spauncer:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=6DIWPC5X

Hey man,could u download the package form this website,then share on another website？

i couln't download it.
[Xperia Arc General] datagubben:
Sure, your special secretary will assist you;) want some coffee too?

here it is on mediafire: http://www.mediafire.com/?uajaqn6932ipsjm
[Xperia Arc General] Spauncer:
such a kindness gentleman~~thank u very much
[Xperia Arc General] vitaminme:
same here this update smokes battery, i have to charge battery twice a day!!:(
[Xperia Arc General] ama212:
Hi !

Same problem after update, battery drains very fast :(

How can we fix this on a not rooted locked bootloader arc ?

Thanks.
[Xperia Arc General] vitaminme:
lost my TrackId after unlocking bootloaders :D
[Xperia Arc General] Finalfour:
Use shazam, it is better than track id ;)
[Xperia Arc General] Ambroos:
Anyone else noticed SEUS Pro and EMMA are down?
[Xperia Arc General] doministry:
I don't use it so didn't know.
[Xperia Arc General] dyjin:
Updated: UK generic Firmware.
[Xperia Arc General] bdwb:
Sorry if this is posted already (I did not read all 28 pages of this thread), but I think the backlight on/off widget works better now. It now resmembers your brightness setting. Previously, if you had the brightness set at 50%, then used this button it would forget your brightness and toggle between 100% and 0%. This forced you to go into the settings to put it back where it should be. Now it will toggle between 50% and 0% correctly.
[Xperia Arc General] E15i:
Can somebody check if they have Hebrew or עברית in menus?

I just get crazy with all that %^(& going with that, I have X10 and flashed every CUST there, but I have it only in keyboard, sure there morelocale2, but what happened to built in? on 2.1 Global it was. but what with Global for ARC/NEO? they have? * I just cant check (Have only R800 on UK CUST, and X10 flashed back to GLOBAL 2.1) :rolleyes:
[Xperia Arc General] harvy2020:
understand exactly what you are talking about.

I actually would like to see the brightnesss switch have 3 settings, low, medium and high toggles.

Can someone please tell me where do i get that nice clock from?

i saw this on the sony erricson page thats linked on page 1

also the touch screen feels much more responsive, a little faster and more accurate, everything scrolls smoother too.

also the locking of device has this nifft flash screen, assume this is the android tv thing thats been mentioned.

And is it just me or do the icons some how feel bigger???
[Xperia Arc General] harvy2020:
also i dont know if this is new touch or what, but music player, the text of the track appears to take a color based on the album cover???
[Xperia Arc General] bdwb:
Sorry, what I meant was that under the old firmware the Backlight On/Off widget always toggled between 0% and 100%. At least thats what it did on mine.

So if I had my backlight set nicely to say 40%, if I ever pressed the widget it would instantly forget that I was set at 40%, and it would start toggling between 0 and 100. To get back to 40% required going into the settings.

Under new firmware now, if I am set at 40%, pressing the widget will toggle between 0 and 40. As someone above mentioned, it would probably be ideal to make it a 3 way toggle. But at least now is better than what it was. If you were not careful, you could often unintenionally set your brightness to 100 and drain battery pretty quickly.
[Xperia Arc General] Animoph:
thnx for update . I have updated my lockd xperia arc to stock 4.0.A.2.368 ,its working fine . But now i want to unlock it and trying to degrade to 2.3.2 but flashtool wont detect my arc. Plz help me :confused:
[Xperia Arc General] ek040:
Just in case you didn't buy that new router yet - I had the exact same problem with my update (WRT54G router rebooting every few seconds when I tried to connect with my phone) and fixed it. The solution for me was simply to update the router's firmware to the newest version.

Hope this helps...
[Xperia Arc General] ARC X12:
Good day. After flashing to the .368 version, i noticed that the haptic feedback seems alot weaker as compared to the .145 version. Also, scrolling between home screens is slower. Is there any way to change the haptic feedback to make it stronger? Also, how do i change back to the old .145 version?
[Xperia Arc General] damogran:
Thank You!
[Xperia Arc General] pierreti:
usually for my track IDs, i e-mail myself and i can always find it.

you can also use Titanium Backup to backup the data and restore it on your new firmware to keep the old track IDs
[Xperia Arc General] pierreti:
thanks Adam,

I'm here in Vancouver with a Rogers branded, unlocked 181

Gonna update to a global generic 368 since you said it was fine :)
[Xperia Arc General] sailesh.ghosh:
when Xperia Arc new Firmware 4.0.A.2.368 version available in India??
[Xperia Arc General] dezza18:
Is the booting time quicker on all occasions?

On my Arc with firmware 3.0.1.a.0.1.4.5, about half time time in boots up in 30 seconds, and on other occasions it takes about 3 minutes. Is this new version faster all the time?

Also is there the ability to take full 16:9 8MP photos?
[Xperia Arc General] DemonicHawk:
Just a suggestion, you might want to put the date updated in the title instead of just "updated".
[Xperia Arc General] ameizeing:
Flashed to Global Generic firmware. Wifi connection is now very fast & I no longer have problem of disconnecting from router even though wifi icon still shows connected.

But I'm having problem with the Calendar (Sonyericsson v7.0) no longer showing Google calendar colours. It only shows pink whereas in previous FW, I could see my 5 different calendars & colours. Anyone else having the same problem?

What about Calendar in Swedish or HK FW versions?
[Xperia Arc General] Ambroos:
Calendar is like that for everyone and can't be changed for the moment.
[Xperia Arc General] whocancatchme:
Well i think you mentions everything in the first post except that now, and i'm really happy you can (like iOs) press twice the button on the earphone to skip to next song, and three time to skip to the previous song in the stock player !!

It's really cool i was using this features a lot with my iPhone 4
[Xperia Arc General] ekin09:
After flashing my phone I can't connect to the internet via Rogers

It says I am registered to Rogers 3G - under Mobile Networks, but when I try to connect it says "failed" or points me to SonyEricssons.com

Is anyone else experiencing this with Rogers? I've done everything I can think of to avoid going back :-/

Help, please....
[Xperia Arc General] ekin09:
Now I am having the same issue :-/
[Xperia Arc General] dyjin:
re-insert your simcard. boot it without one then reboot it again but insert it.

Does it ask you Rogers or Fido when you try to open the browser? if so well thats normal. even when it fails
[Xperia Arc General] dyjin:
Update your router lol
[Xperia Arc General] dyjin:
Yea. The boot is much smoother now. I usually get around 15-20sec boot time.

And for the 16:9 8MP you had that option even before this update :) lol
[Xperia Arc General] dyjin:
Calendar is like that for all of us lol. The HK version might be different.
[Xperia Arc General] ekin09:
Hi, yes, it asked me to select Rogers or Fido via the Mobile Network settings without re-inserting my simcard.

When i selected Rogers, it said "failed" or pointed me to sonyericsson.com for the "correct setttings", i did that a number of times, still same result.

So, I decided to leave it alone, maybe it needed time to be recognized on the network. When I tried it later, I was able to use the stock sony browser to visit google.ca, it worked fine, but I was unable to use the android market or setup my e-mail...
[Xperia Arc General] dyjin:
Yeah, thats normal my friend. It will happen when you flash it with a different kind of firmware. If you REALLY want to fix it then flash it back to the original 2.3.2 Rogers firmware. remember to back up your contact via Sim-card and other stuff. I usually used Wipe data to solve this issue so idk if it will work saved data. I mean u can give it a shot :p anyways you can download it here :

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1088539

(Link download is below the video)

Once flashed. boot it up and do the usual guide set up (contact,wifi set up, google sync etc)

once done just open ur browser and set it with rogers (sometimes it wont pop up, which means it did it by itself then dont worry about it :P)

then use WIFI phone update. let it update to 2.3.3.

you can now flash it Again to the the global generic version of this thread. and it should solve your issue! this problem usually occurs when people flash it from previous firmware to the new one.
[Xperia Arc General] ekin09:
Thanks, ended up rolling back before work this morning :(

LT15a Xperia arc_2.3.3, 3.0.1.A.0.145_Rogers Canada.ftf

http://www.multiupload.com/3GRFDY87RC
[Xperia Arc General] inz1:
i have one question after instalation firmware 4.0.A.368 my battery ends in 24h :eek: while using firmware 3.0.a.... doing the same (using internet, phoning, gaming) phone on the battery was working 60h its normal ???
[Xperia Arc General] dyjin:
For most people, this update extended their battery usage. but for most it literally die so much quickly. I am one of them

I think it's because probably when flashing it, causes the firmware unstable (depends on how lucky u are when flashing it). I suggest to back up your contacts and such. reflash it with wipe data. so you can clean it all off.

But yeah i guess it's normal.
[Xperia Arc General] ameizeing:
Found this solution to battery drain problem (can't remember if it's this thread or another thread):

To solve battery drain problem after flashing firmware, use this method (requires root):

-charge phone till 100%

-once at 100% leave charger connected

-download & install fileexpert from market

-navigate to \data\system and delete batterystats.bin

-unplug charger

-power off phone & remove battery

-put battery back in and power on
[Xperia Arc General] inz1:
ok i have a problem because i cant find this file

folder data is empty

in system folder i tray dwo difrent file programs to find this file withs no result

mayby because i have firmware LT15i_4.0.A.2.368_Nordic (Telia).ftf
[Xperia Arc General] Dazzleroid:
I was thinking of un rooting and updating to this firmware. Then thinking about it, the changed are that minor, ill wait for 2.3.4 with root access. I have the wifi dropping on generic global, firmware 0.3.xxxxx. Ive not had time to try a different kernel. Anybody done so with success?
[Xperia Arc General] datagubben:
inz1, do you have root?
[Xperia Arc General] ekin09:
success

I was able to successfully update my firmware :cool:

I updated my router (WRT54G) to its latest firmware, which fixed the disconnecting...

WRT54G - Firmware Version: v8.00.8

http://homedownloads.cisco.com/downloads/firmware/FW_WRT54Gv8_8.00.8.001_US_20091005,0.bin
[Xperia Arc General] inz1:
do you mean Gingerbreak ? i have it, but after instal new firmware (4.0.A.2.368 Global) using flashtool i instaled Gingerbreak and cliked root it rooting and rooting with no efects ;/ and after 40 min i exit aplication

what i do wrong?